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Mar; 13, 1923. 1,448,316 M. M. SHACKITT CAN Filed Dec. 9, 1920 ATTOR/VEYS Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

UNFTED STATES MORTIMER M. SHACKITT, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK:

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Application filed December 9, 1920. Serial'No. 429,491.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MORTIMER M. Srmo irr'r, acitizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York,borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of, New York, haveinvented a new and Im-- proved Can, of which the following 1s a full,

clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to metallic shipping and storing vessels, and itsobject is to provide a new and improved can more especially designed forhousehold use for storing ashes, kitchen refuse, and, the like, andarranged to provide an exceedingly strong and durable can capable ofwithstandmg the rough handling to which cans of this type are subjectedparticularly when emptying the same. Another object is to permit theuser to readily place the ashes or refuse into the can without removingthe cover from the can.

Another obj ectis to keep the can normally closed to prevent undesirableodors from escaping from the can into the kitchen or other place inwhich the can is usually 10- cated.

Another object is to hold the can securely in closed position againstaccidental d1splacement and to allowhconvenient removal of the coverwhenever it is deslred to empty thecan.

Another object is to permit of taklng a firm hold of the can formovingit about and,

handling it when emptying the contents of the can into a removal wagonor cart.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shownand described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims. A practical embodiment ofthe invent1on is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specification, 1n which similar'characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views. Figure 1 is a sectional sideelevatlon of the improved can; I

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the same; I

Figure 3 is a plan view of the same with parts broken out; Figure 4 isan enlarged cross section of the filling door in the can cover;

Figure 5 is a sectional side elevatlon of the same on the line 55 ofFigure 4;

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the upper end of theimproved can andshowing more particularly one be the locking devices forlocking'the cover to the canbody, the section being on the line 66 orFigure 3; and

Figure 7 is an enlarged face View of one of the carrying handles on theside of the can.

The body 10 of the can is preferably made of sheet metal and circular inshape and the lower end of the can body is permanently closed by a sheetmetal against the inner face of the lower portion lower end of the canbodv-lO. and the botbottom 11 having a downwardly extending flange 12fitting;

tom 11 use is made of a reinforcingring 15 and a hoop 16, of which thering 15 is made of angle reinforcing iron having 1ts vertical member 18,the flange 12, thelower horizontal member "17 fittlngia ainst the.

portion of the can body 10 and the hoop l6 A together by passing therivet shanksthrough the said parts, as plainly shown inFigure 1.

The upper end of the-can body 10 is reinforced exteriorly by a hoop20of'angle iron having its vertical member 21 fitting exteriorly on theupper end of the can body 10, and having its horizontal-member 22extending outwardly. The vertical member 21 of the reinforcing hoop, 20isfastened to the upper end of the can body 10 by rivets 23 or otherfastening devices. The can body is reinforced intermediate the top andbottom by spaced pressed out ribs '25 extending vertically from neartheb'ottom 11 to within a short distance of the topof the can body 10,as plainly shown in Figure l. The can body 10 is further reinforced bybars 26 preferably of flat iron and extending vertically on the outerface of the can bodyat the sides thereof. The reinforcing bars 26 arepreferably located between adjacent ribs 25. The lower ends 27 of thebars 26. are bent outwardly and overlie the lower hoop 16 to which thesaid lower ends 27 are fastened by the rivets 19, previouslymentioned.The upper ends 28 of the reinforcing bars 26 are likewise bent outwardand" extend,

through slots 29 formed in the horizontal member 22 of the upper hoop20.; The upper ends 29 fit onto the outside of the vertical member 21 oftheupperhoop 29 and are fastened thereto by rivets 23 previouslymentioned. The reinforcing bars 26 are fastened to the body intermediatethe upper and lower ends by rivets.30 orsimil-ar fastening devices.

From the foregoing'it will be seen that the can body isstronglyreinforced circumferentially both at the bottom and the top, and islikewise reinforced vertically by the integral ribs 25 and thereinforcing bars 26 which fit onto the can body 10 and connect thelowerand upper hoops 16 and 20 with each other. The strongly reinforcedbottom of the can permits of conveniently-rolling the filled can alongapavement or other surf-ace while iii-tilted position. By providing theintegral ribs and the vertical reinforcing bars 26 the body is notliable to be dented when emptying the contents of the can in an ashcart.

The upper openend of the can body 10 is normally closed by a coverprovided at or near its middle with a filling door 41. The

' cover 40 isprovid'ed witha depending flange 42 fitting exteriorly ontothe upper end of the can: body and being seated on the horizontal member22 of the upper hoop 20.

The flange 42 of the cover 40'is provided atdiametrically oppositepoints with angular brackets-43 (see Figure 6), each provided with adepending stud or pin 44 having a head 45 and adapted to engage akeyhole 46 (see Figure formed in the horizontal member 22 of the upperhoop 20. It is unders'tood that the head 45 of the pin or stud 44readily passes through the enlarged end ofthe keyhole slot 46, and bythen slightly turning the cover-40 the stud passes into the narrowportion of the keyhole slot.46 with the head 45 abutting against theunder side of the horizontal member22 of the hoop 20 to lock the cover40 to the said horizontal member. Thus the cover 40 is normally lockedin place on the upper end of thecan to close the same and whenever it isdesired to empty the can of its contents the cover canbe readilyunlocked and removed by turning the cover 40 in the reverse directionuntil the heads 45 register with the enlarged ends of the keyhole slots46 to allow of lifting the cover oif the can. Thecover- 40 is providedon the top with suitable handles 47 to permit of convenientlymanipulating the cover in placing it in position on the can or removingit therefrom as above explained.

The fillingdoor 41 is connected by a hinge 50 with a depending annularflange 51 formed centrally on the cover 40', the flange 51 terminatingatitslower end in an inwardly extending rim 52 thus providing an opening53 for the passage of ashes, kitchen refuse and the like passed into thecan at the time the door; 41 is swung upward into open position, asindicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. The door- 41 is normally heldclosed by a torsion spring 55 mounted on the pintle of the hinge 50 andconnected at one end to the door 51 and at the other end to the cover 40(seer-Figures;3;.and.s5). It is understood that when the door 41 isswung into open position the spring 55 decompressed "and.v

hence when the door is'released by theiuser it swings shut by the actionof the spring 55. Thedoor is-providednear its free end 'witlr ahandle 56topermit of'convenien'tly swinging the door into open position. The dooris preferably provided "with a depending flange 57 to reinforce thedoor, the said" aiding in fastening thelreinforcing bars 26"- to thecanbody'l0gas will be-read -ily under stood-by reference to Figure 1.-The handles 60 are provided at theirv fulcrumed endsfwitlr annular heels64 adapted to abut against the brackets :62 on swinging the handle6O1npward into an approximately horizontal position when-carrying thecan about oruliftmg it. normally hang'downward aud wvhentswung ll'ltOhorizontal-position: they affordiaiifirm It will fbenoticed that thehandles 60 hold for a person, without danger-ofx-the handsbecomingcramped, as. is so frequently the case on gripping the smallring shaped handlesnow-generally on cansof this types It willalso benoticed that by mounting. the:

handles 60 on brackets 62" attached to the reinforcing bars 26, the bodyof-th'ewcan is not liable'to be injured.by-thewst-riain incident-tolifting a filled can.

Having thus described my inventioinil claim as new and desire; to.securebyLetters Patent:.- 1 i 1. In a can a can body a bottom havingi anangular flange fitting against the inner face of the said body atth'elowerend there of, an angle iron' reinforcing ring fitting againstthe under side of the said bottom' and. its flange a lower encirclinghoop 'encircling the lower end of the said can body, an upper hoop ofangle iron engaging the 'uppenend of the said can body and having itshori= zontal member extending outwardly; vertical reinforcing barsextending exteriorly on the said body and engaging the said hoops, meansfastening the lower ends of the said can body andreinforcing bars;thesaid lo'wer tening the upper hoop, the upper end of the can body and thereinforcing bars together.

2. In a can, a can body, a bottom having an angular flange fittingagainst the inner face of the said body at the lower end thereof, anangle iron reinforcing ring fitting against the under side of the saidbottom and its flange, a lower encircling hoop encircling the lower endof the saidv can body, an upper hoop of angle iron engaging the upperend of the said can body and having its horizontal member extendingoutwardly, the said upper hoop having slots in its horizontal member,and vertical reinforcing bars extending exteriorly on the said can bodyand having its lower end overlying the said lower hoop and having itsupper end extending through the said slots of the upper hoop.

3. In a can, a can body, a hoop of angle iron engaging the upper end ofsaid body and having its horizontal member extending outwardly, saidhoop having a slot through its horizontal member, and a verticalreinforcing bar extending exteriorly on the said can body and havingitsupper end extending through the slot of the said hoop.

4. In a can, a can body, a bottom having an angular flange fittingagainst the inner face of the said body at the lower end thereof, anangle iron reinforcing ring fitting against the under side of the saidbottom and its flange, a lower encircling hoop encircling the lower endof the said can body, an upper hoop of angle iron engaging the upper endof the said can body and having its horizontal member extendingoutwardly, vertical reinforcing bars extending exteriorly on the saidbody and engaging the said hoops, means fastening the lower ends of thesaid can body and reinforcing bars, the said lower hoop, the bottomflange and the angle iron reinforcing ring together, means fastening theupper hoop, the upper end of the can body and the reinforcing barstogether, and a cover having a depending flange fitting over the saidvertical member of the per hoop. a

5. In a can, a can body open at its upper end, a cover for the can body,said cover having an opening provided with a depend ing flange, saidflange terminating at its lower end in an inwardly extending rim, and aspring-pressed door mounted on said cover for closing said opening, saiddoorhaving a perimetric depending flange adapted to fit within theflange of said cover in slidsaid up ing contact therewith and to restupon the inwardly extending rim portions of the latter when said dooris'in closed position.

6. In a can, a can body, a lower encircling hoop encircling "said canbody at its. lower end, an upper reinforcing hoop encircling the canbody at its upper end, vertical reinforcing bars extending exteriorly onthe said bodyand engaging the said hoops, means fastening the lower endof the said can body, the reinforcing bars and the said lower hooptogether, means fastening the upper hoop,

the upper end of the can body and the reinforcingbars together, andpivoted handles mounted on certain of the vertical reinforc latter havebeen swung into an approxi mately horizontal position.

MORTIMER M. SHACKITT.

